The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-12-22

The shortest day of the year, Dee
2lst, is past.
The jury in the Coughlin trial re
ceived $12O3 25, fees and mileage
Some fine music is in rehearsal fol
the Concert Friday evening.
A dime will enable you to listen to
an enjoyable program, at the Cong.
Friday night.
Mr.. Andrew Bietz, of Akron, has
been visiting friends and relatives in
town.
I. II. Phelps, Esq. has been con-
fined to his house by sickness several
days during the past week.
The streets are lined with teams
these days, and many bundles find
heir way to the carriages.
Go and hear the Mission Bands
sweet Juvenile voices at the Concert in
the Cong. Church, Friday night.
The Ravsnna Banks will be closed
sn Monday, that being the legal holi-
day when Christmas falls on Sunday.
Garrsttsville's electric lights shed
about as much radiance over her
streets as SO many good gas lamps.
Rev. Andrew Willsen will preach
in the Beech Woods Schoolhouse,
Thursday evening, Dec, 18th, at 7
o'clock.
A series Of pleasant club dances are
being held at Brimfield this winter.
Forty-six couples were in attendance
last week.
There seems to be q disposition to
the poor now that the pleas
ures of the holiday season are ap-
We can say to all those who have
patronized J. s. Smith &
Scl on Holiday Candies, that their
stock will be larger and of greater
variety than ever before.
The regular semi-annual Children g
Meeting at the Universalist Church
will be held next Sunday, at 10: 80 a
IA. The pastor will preach a Christ.
mas sermon in the evening.
A Youngstown dispatch. of the 10th
inst, says: A break in the MahOning
gas main left 1000 families
without fire Monday morning. and
gave many citizens cold breakfasts.
A vote on the subject of ineorporat-
ing the Village of Newton Falls, on
the 18th inst resulted in favor of the
by large majority, and
the Echo is correspondingly happy.
Letters remaining in the Postoffice
at Ravenna Dec. 20, 1887.
Rev. Fl. F. Day, J. Msndel, Harvey
owen, Mr.. A. A. Reed, Miss Lena
Reed, Mr.. M. C. Stuerad.
J. s. Smith & Son do not offer their
customers candies that have been made
one or two months, but hays them
made for their own trade, and know
they are fresh.
Robert Knight, of Lansing, Mich ,
died at his home in that city, on the
lFf1, ihcf a 0f he 10 fo
James knight, of this place and was
a man in high standing in the city
where he lived.
When you are looking for Holiday
Presents, just think of those elegant
and delicious Caramels, Cream Wal.
nuts, Nut candles, Buttercups, Honey
Drops and Bon Bons, now on sale Al
is. SMITH & Sons.
Flags for Ravenna and Shslersvill,
under the provisions Of the David Nc
Intosh legacy, have just been ordered
from the U. 8. Bunting Company by
the county auditor and treasurer
(Rep.
You will make a mistake, sure, i
you don't go to J. 8. Smith & Som
and secure some of those deliciou
Holiday Candies. They never adver
tise what they don't have.
The Cleveland Leader says: "I
American juries were all made of POr
tage county material murder Nigh
not be as popular az it is"
Sunday will be a long day to thos
good little boys to whom Santa Clau
brings trumpsts and drums. With al
the material on hand, the temptation
to make q racket will be great.
The opinion prevails that the gang
of gamblers and toughs who cam
from Pittsburgh to prove an alibi fo
Robinson, were an element of weak
ness rather than strength to the d.
fendant.
We admire the eander of the Re,
Weis, who unhesitatingly said, whe
INTERCEPTED on the witness stand, /
the Robinson case, that he drank bet
and would do so in any respectab
place. Integrity Of action and speec
are the first qualities of n man.
Mr.. T. G. Medery, editor of Il
| Waukon Iewa) Democrat, and ali
postmaster of that piass, made US
pleasant call on Saturday last. havir
stopped ever to visit his uncle, CAP
G. L. Bartlett, on his way home fro
Warrington, D. C.
| The N. Y. p. 60. Railroad will 81
round trip tickets at excursion rate
between all stations, for the Holiday
Tickets on sale Dec. "a, 25, 26 and
and Jan. and 2. Good for return I
Jan. Sd. For particulars apply to Il
nearest station agent.
The second trial of Ebenezer Sta
yard, for murder, will be commenc
Jan 23d, his attorneys having decid
not To ask for change Of venue, pos
+ bly, because they were afraid the ca
would be brought to Portage coun
for trial.